Project Director

Jhpiego seeks a Project Director to provide vision, leadership, and direction to ensure the strategic, programmatic, technical, and financial integrity for an upcoming CDC-funded digital health workforce strengthening global project. The $125 million project aims to enhance health informatics capacity by focusing on workforce development activities. The project will operate over a 5 year-period.

The Project Director will be responsible for leadership, management, and reporting of project activities. They will be responsible for key decision-making and rapid problem-solving across various country contexts while ensuring operational and project quality and integrity. The Project Director will serve as the project’s main point of contact with CDC on routine and strategic matters and will also ensure effective organizational management and communication with host country governments and key stakeholders at all levels, including international entities.

This position is contingent upon award from CDC.

• Provide leadership and strategic direction to ensure programmatic and financial integrity of the project and to achieve rapid and sustained goals, objectives and targets, including coordinating across multiple project countries, leading a team of country-level staff, and sharing lessons across countries
• Ensure the project is technically sound, evidence-based, and responsive to the needs of countries, its people, and donors.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to ensure implementation activities adhere to best practices and maximize impact
• Ensure compliance with the terms of the award
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with CDC, Ministries of Health as well as partners and other key local stakeholders to maximize resources and avoid duplication of effort
• Represent Jhpiego and the project’s progress, achievements and lessons learned to donors, other key stakeholders, and through meetings, conferences, and presentations
• Provide technical leadership and ensure the quality and sustainability of interventions
• Lead the work planning process in close collaboration with CDC, Ministries of Health, key stakeholders, and the project team
• Oversee the quality, preparation, and timely submission of project reports to donor
• Mentor, support, supervise and manage a team of highly qualified staff and align their efforts to ensure rapid and sustainable results
• Provide guidance, in collaboration with staff, to subcontractors and sub-grantees
• Write and/or review project materials and publications
• Work with finance and project staff to develop and track project budgets
• Work with Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and research staff to develop M&E frameworks and effectively track data/results
• Guide the learning agenda for the project, use lessons learned to modify project approaches and strategies, and disseminate findings through peer-reviewed journals, conferences and convenings, and direct engagement with various stakeholders

• Masters degree in public health or a related field;
• 10+ years' experience successfully managing large, multi-partner, multi-year international health sector development projects that have implemented successful activities in health workforce leadership, health governance, or digital health. Experience managing global projects in multiple countries and engaging with international bodies.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in establishing project systems and overseeing project start-up and close-out
• Previous experience working with major donors and in global technical working groups and/or informing development of global policy
• Experience hiring and supervising personnel and ensuring they acquire the necessary training and skills to meet evolving project needs
• Previous experience serving as COP/project director or DCOP or senior-level management
• Previous experience working in PEPFAR supported countries with intimate understanding of local health
• Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with CDC, host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs and CSOs
• In-depth knowledge of CDC regulations, compliance, and reporting requirements
• Expertise in applying evidence to practice—identifying and adapting best practices to specific project contexts
• Excellent skills in facilitation, team building, and coordination
• Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in English
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in regional and national projects and technical staff
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally

Total compensation will be based on the country of hire and Jhpiego's local compensation plan.  Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Please apply at www.jhpiego.org/careers

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include cover letter, resume, and references.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

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